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As much as I enjoyed the summer season, lack of time prevented me from branching out and talking with others about their thoughts or writing a season wrap up. That’s why when I came across this chart from Yunakiti (thankfully translated by welcome datacomp) my attention was caught for quite awhile. Listing every series that premiered over the summer, the chart compares the number of the threads created for each episode, ranking in 2ch polls, sales generated on Amazon and other factors. Not surprisingly (to me at least), Bakemonogatari is listed on top with Saki, Taisho Yakyuu Musume, Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Sora no Manimani rounding out the top five. Wait hold on… a series about girls playing baseball in the Taisho era and a romance about astronomy were in the top five?

Going through the list, there are a number of surprises waiting to be found though. Series that I enjoyed throughout the summer ended up ranking rather low such as Tears to Tiara (#21) and Umineko (#12) while series that I didn’t care for nearly as much ranked much higher than expected (Princess Lover was 15^th? There were THAT many people who enjoyed that tripe?). It’s not a scientific study by any stretch but still, it’s an interesting indication of where fans were gathering this summer… especially since Haruhi (Endless Eight and all) ranked at #8.

The summer season of 2009 is interesting on the surface in quite a few different ways. Only a little less than 40 titles will be released from June to August. That number includes specials, OVAs and movies being released which contrasts against at least 30 TV premieres last summer alone.

In terms of content, this is a summer of dreams for fans of manga based stories with up to eight series being adapted from a manga, though that number goes past a dozen when you factor in light, visual and traditional novels as well. Only two series are based off eroge this season but sequels and continuations are alive and well taking up 10 titles of their own.

In terms of studio activity, Madhouse and Studio DEEN are easily the most active of the season with three releases each. On the Madhouse queue are a TV series, a special and a movie while Studio DEEN will be releasing two television series and a series of web shorts. JC Staff and SHAFT aren’t far behind them though with two releases each and a wealth of others filling out the crowd with one each. One studio will even be making their debut their season with GoHands taking a shot at the eroge adaptation ‘Princess Lover‘.

So enough with the introductions, (with apologies to Gia of AnimeVice for adapting her preview style a bit) listed below the cut are as many of the releases that I could find information for. I have tried to make this listing as complete as possible with my resources but I’m not perfect. If you see any missing titles, feel free to drop me a line in the comments and I’ll make sure to get them added.

Titles are listed by premiere dates and will be continuously edited throughout June. Keep checking back for updates as new premiere dates are listed, previews are written and finally to read all the latest reviews as the new series premiere!

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So thanks to real life being there waiting for me right when I got home from the con, it’s taken me a little longer than usual to get back into the swing of things. Consequently, this is going to be a huge trailer roundup as I plan to cover the last few days instead of the last twenty four hours. Good news for you since that means lots of new pretty animation to squee over.

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